Top highlights of the Railway Budget 2016-17

The Railway Budget 2016-17 was presented by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on February 25, 2016 in the Parliament.

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February 25, 2016

UPDATED: February 25, 2016 17:26 IST

The Railway Budget 2016-17 was presented by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on February 25, 2016 in the Parliament. Suresh Prabhu based the budget on the aspirations of the common man and addressing the Lok Sabha, said, "This is not my Budget. This Budget reflects aspirations of people of India."

With high expectations from the people and inputs from the government, the Railway Minister has shared this year's budget.

The top 18 highlights of the Railway Budget 2016-17 are:

The Indian Railways will receive Rs 40,000 crore budget support from the government

New trains introduced: Humsafar, Tejas and Uday Express

The Indian Railways will introduce overnight double-decker trains on business travel routes.

The Indian Railways will commission 2,800 kilometres of new tracks in the next year

20,000 display screens across 2,000 stations will be put up for better dissemination of information to passengers

WiFi services will be introduced at 100 stations this year and 400 more stations over a couple of years

Over 17,000 biotoilets will be provided at 450 stations

400 railway stations will be renovated under the PPP model

44 new projects will be implemented this year, which will be valued at Rs 92,714 crore

The capital plan is of Rs 1.21 lakh crores in the Rail Budget 2016

A sub-quota of 33 per cent for women will be introduced in each of the reserved categories

Better connectivity through mobile phones. Passengers will be able to demand cleaning of a toilet via SMS

2 apps will integrate all services: one for ticketing and the other for grievances

The government will aim at generating 10-20 per cent of revenues from non-tariff sources over the next 5 years by monetising assets

The government will try to ensure 100 per cent transparency in Indian Railways

For senior citizens, the government is increasing lower berth quota per coach by 50 per cent, resulting in almost 120 lower berths per train

Bar-coded tickets will be introduced

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